tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143742537514581543.post8158919656357394494..comments2024-03-25T13:29:43.845-07:00Comments on A Year's Risings with Mary Oliver: SwansLoraKim Joynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07305359695072392847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143742537514581543.post-29367177427999521322022-07-19T13:28:44.330-07:002022-07-19T13:28:44.330-07:00Very thoughtfull blogVery thoughtfull blogMetal Roofing Philadelphiahttps://www.findmetalroof.com/us/pennsylvania-steel-roofing/metal-roofing-philadelphia.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143742537514581543.post-11676595744492851192011-01-07T19:15:33.406-08:002011-01-07T19:15:33.406-08:00I have two special pictures of my grandsons. My d...I have two special pictures of my grandsons. My daughter mounted them in special frames. One about Children and their special ways of seeing the world. The picture is in a garden with each exploring. The younger one is crawling, about ten months, and examining the long grass along the edge. The three, almost four year old is deep into the garden so only his head shows. He, too, has his head down exploring the crop, probably picking a bean or pea. The other picture frame says on it,"Grandparents prepare us for the future by teaching us about the past," and holds a picture of them a bit older, like seven and three. They are on the grass, sitting with the biggest smiles and the love they send through their eyes is beyond belief. I keep these pictures on my dresser in my bedroom. I'm sure the person who cleans my house for me must wonder why I haven't updated the pictures and why they are the only ones she has to dust around. She always moves them so I have to turn them back directly facing where I sit on the edge of the bed. The oldest is now in High school and the younger is a confident middle schooler. Though there has always been great distance between us, love has spaned the miles. I know they love me and they know I love them. ...but I have to keep looking at those pictures to remind me how fortunate I am to have them as family. I know it may be foolish, but even the frames my daughter selected remind me of the special daughter and son-in-law I have, too.Sallynoreply@blogger.com